Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-28

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lation.
Mr.. Adams of Litchfeld presented in q
clear and concise manner the question before
the House, and the inability to reconcile so
many different opinions. He wanted to i'm
press upon gentlemen the necessity OF going
slow in this matter.
Mr.. Talbot of East Machias likened the
republican party and this labor legislation to
the NEUROLOGICAL fable of Jupiter swallowing
Medea to preserve his power. When the
pains of labor came on, at his command,
Valcan cleaved his head, and there sprang
forth from his brain Minerva, the Goddess OF
War. So with the present case, the gentle
man from Portland with his labor bill had
cleaved the head of the republican party, and
their had sprung forth into this legislature
the God of War-and he had held reign no"
for four days. Prolonged laughter
Mr.. Powers called for the previous ques-
ton. and the House ordered it.
The question was first taken on the amend
ment of Mr.. Shaw of Portland to substitute
minority report A, l6l, bryant bilD.
Mr.. Barker called tor the yeas and nays,
which the House ordered.
The amendment was lost by the following
v,te:
YEA-Messrs. Adams, Alexander. Bradish, earle
ton, Chase of Damarscotta, Cook, Corson. Gushing,
Dickey, Farrar, Ferguson, Floyd, Fegg, Grlndle,
Hamilton OF Cumberland, Hamilton of Gouldsboro,
Kidder, Libbey of Burnhsm Littefeld OF Prospect,
Lombard, Lufkin, Marble. O'Brien, Pattangali,
Poole, Ross, Russell, Sanborn of Island Falls San
born Of Standish Sawyer, Shaw, >ilsby. sylvester,
Talbot, Walton, Warren OF Buxton, Wiley, Wood
man-42 -
NAY-Alden, Aver. Barker. Bennett. Billings.
Bishop, Bowker Boynton Bradley, Brown, Burns,
Clark of Bangor. Clark OF Caribou, Clark OF
Saco, Cloutier, Condor, Doten. Ees, Engel, Field.
Foster. Gagnon, Clifford. Glover, Greene, Greer
Hall, Harper, Hersey, Hohson, Hodgkins, Horigan,
Hunter, Jewett, Judkins. Knapp, Levensaler, Lit
tefeld of Rockland Looney. Lyons. Manley, Mars
ton, Moore of Gardiner. Neaiey, Noble, Packard
Ray, Richards, Scott sharp Small, Smith Vaughn
Wentworth. Weymouth, Whitcomb' "idoer' VIII
son. Witham-65.
ABSENT Allen, Beal, Bryant, Chase of Edge
comb, Clark of Calais Cults, Davidson, Dority Dow,
Friend Harding of Durham, Hayden, Head, Jor
dan. Keegan, Kingsbury, Libby of MattaWamkesg.
Mallett, Mason, Moore OF Deering, Morrill,, New
bert Purinton of Bowdoin, PuringtOn Of Bowdoin-
ham, Reynolds, Ri ker, Roberts Of Brunswick, Rob
erts of Dexter, Ryder, seaman. splnney, 3,urg,s'
Watts, Waugh, WedgewOod, Whitmore, Wiggin'
Wiswe, Wright, York
The question then required on the motion
of Mr.. Burns of Poland to substitute minor
ity report B, 1872 (IIeath billy, for the major
ity report.
MIR. Fogg called for the yeas and nays, and
the House ordered them.
The motion was lost by the following vote
YgAs-Ayer, Bennett, Billings. Bishop, Bradley.
Brown. Burns, Carleton, Chase OF Damariscofss'
ten. Eels, Fogg, Foster, Gagnon, Clifford, Greene,
Grindle Harding of Gorham: Hawkes.. Hodgkins,
Horigan, Hunter, JONES' Kidder, Knapp, Levensa-
Ter, Iibbey Of Durham. Littlefeld Of Prospect.
Marble, Parcher, Pattangall, Poole, Ross, Sanborn
of Island Falls. Sanborn of sandish, Sawyer, Scott,
Sylvester, Talbot Walton, Warren OF Buxton, Wey-
M WillOn Witham. WOOdmaD,-A0,
NAYs.-Adams. Alden, Alexander, Barker, Bow.
ker, Boynton, Bradish, Clark of Bangor. Clark of
son. Field, Floyd, Glover. Greer. Hall, Hamilton Of
Cumberland Hamilton of Gouldsboro. Harper, Har-
rington Hersey, Hobson, Jewett, Judkins, Little
field OF Rockland, Lombard. Looney, Lufkin. Lyons,
Manley, Marston, Moore of Gardiner, O'Brien,
Nealley, Noble. Packard. Palmer, PIERCE, Powers,
Pray, Randall. Ray, Richards, Russell Ryder. Sharp,
Shaw, Silsby. Small, Smith, Vaughn, Wentworth,
Whtcomb, Widber, Wiley-5s
ABSENT Allen, Beal, Bryant, Chase of Edge
comb, Clark of Calais, Cults, Dawson, Dority, Dow,
Friend. Harding of Durham, Hayden, Head. Jor-
dan, Keegan, kngsbur Libby of Mattawamkeag,
Malett Mason, Moore of Deering, Morrill,. New
bert, Purinton OF Bowdoin. Purinton of Bowdoin-
ham, Reynolds, Kicker. Roberts of Brunswick,
Roberts of Dexter, Seaman, Spnney, Sturgis,
Thurlow Varney. Wakefield. Warren OF Winsiow,
Watts, Waugh, Wedgewood, Whtmore. Wiggin,
Wiswell. Wright, York-43
The majority report, No. 100 (Looney billy .
was then accepted; bill read twice.
pended, the bill have its third reading and be
put upon its passage to be engrossed. The
motion prevailed.
Mr.. Barker moved to amend the first sec
ton Dy inserting before the word minor" in
the first line. the word "female: :" also by in-
serting after the word Sage" in the second
line, a comma and the words mo male minor
under l6 years of age" The amendments
were adopted.
Mr.. Shaw moved to amend the same sec
ton, line II, by inserting after the word
"above' the words "more than ten hours a
day" Amendment adopted,
Mr.. Patangall moved to strike out of the
second line, section l, the words land no
woman"
Mr.. Looney hoped the gentleman would
withdraw this amendment, as it was simply
precipitating discussion on the subject
which the House had just settled decisively.
Mr.. Pattangall stated that he simply
wanted to go on record in this matter.
MIR. Walton understood that several gem
tlemen were in favor of the Looney bill with
this one exception. They wanted the word
women" stricken OUT, and he, for one, de-
sired to record himself on that question.
The Speaker suggested that the gentleme en-
had already recorded themselves fully on
that question.
Mr.. Walton called for the yeas and nays
on this motion and the House ordered them.
Mr.. Marston wanted to know if the gentle
man from Skowhegan believed that the
Looney bill would drive women out of the
factories of the State.
Mr.. Walton said that he did not know any
thing about the wooden mills, but that the
women employed there seemed to think it
would by the petitions they presented
Mr.. Marston desired to inquire of the gen.
tleman from Portland, (Mr. Fogg) if this
amendment would cut women out of the
cotton mills of the State.
The speaker-If this amendment is adopt
ed the bill will not operate on women at all.
Mr.. Marston-Then as understand it Mr..
Looney's bill becomes of no value at all if
this amendment is adopted.
The speaker-That is about it.
Mr.. Fogg-I understand that if the word
and women on the same basis they now are
the right to make contracts for themselves
Mr.. Powers-This is the ground we have
been over once and voted on it, and the
House understands it well.
After farther discussion the vote was TAX
en- on the amendment of Mr. Pattangall and
it was adopted BY the following vote:
YEA-Messrs. Alexander, Aver, Billings, Bishop,
Bradish, Brown, Carleton, Chase OF Damari- GOTTA,
Cook. Corson, Dickey, Doten, Eels, Farrar. Fergu.
son, Floyd, Fogg, Foster Gagnon, Clifford, Greene,
Grindle. Hail. Hamilton of Cumberland, Hamilton
Of Gouldsboro, Harding of Gorham, Harrington,
Hawkes., Hodgkns, Hunter, JONES' Kidder Knapp
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